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GUILDFORD UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY

Registered charity 1130808 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GUILDFORD UNITED REFORMED CHURCH · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£248k
Latest spending
£330k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets decreased to £870,495 at year-end, with unrestricted reserves (General Fund) standing at £149,465. The Trustees consider the charity's finances to be sound and maintain a reserve policy targeting approximately half a year's expenditure in the General Fund. The charity operates on a receipts and payments basis due to income levels below £250,000.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one half of one year’s expenditure (held: £149k)
“The Trustees having considered the needs of the Church into the future feel that a General Fund reserve of approximately one half of one year’s expenditure is a reasonable reserve to aim for” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Joint employment of Children and Families Worker with St Nicolas' Church Guildford; costs split equally.
“The post is split 75% with us and 25% with St Nicolas’ although the cost of joint activities is split equally.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£891k
Total spending
£229k
Reserves (reported)
£905k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~47.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£248k£330k
31/12/2024£279k£285k
31/12/2023£891k£229k
31/12/2022£239k£204k
31/12/2021£229k£209k

Common questions

Is GUILDFORD UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY financially healthy?

The accounts state that total net assets decreased to £870,495 at year-end, with unrestricted reserves (General Fund) standing at £149,465. The Trustees consider the charity's finances to be sound and maintain a reserve policy targeting approximately half a year's expenditure in the General Fund. The charity operates on a receipts and payments basis due to income levels below £250,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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